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January 4, 2010

For New Year’s Eve we do something we call “Club Bratcher.” We dress up in our silliest outfit, eat some black-eyed peas, then blast some Black Eyed Peas and dance the night away. This year we even had a strobe light!

To help get our party started, I made a colorful garland to string above our dinner table…

True made a “Happy New Year” sign…

The girls got a New Year present, which was a new sketchbook for the new year…

Of course, he also made black-eyed peas as it is tradition to have that before we dance…

After we all indulged in the yummy food, we got the party started and danced…

And danced…

And danced…

Okay, actually Ben and I got out-danced by Brave and True as we were exhausted, but the strobe light was giving them some magical energy despite the late hour. Nevertheless, we all rocked the night away and rang in the New Year together.

We’ve got a feeling 2010 will bring lots of good things. It already started pretty great!!!

Fantastic! We always eat black eyed peas at my Meemaws but we got back early this year so I considered making them for just us and listening to the Black Eyed Peas' song I Gotta Feeling because we listened to that the morning Ruby was born!

As always you grace us with such fun photos…. the girls look like they are having lots of fun dancing…makes me want to wear a tutu,too. 🙂 I bet Soul can't wait to get bigger so that she can share in the fun,too.You guys are just so fun… you prove that you don't need lots of money to have real fun… those memories are priceless!

What fun family pix! Soooo cute 🙂 You're gonna love those pix even more in the years to come.The shrimp and greens looks fabulous! We had black-eyed peas, too. I made Hoppin' John, a Southern dish.When I read your title about “Rockin'” I assumed you got a new rocking chair – guess that shows you how old I am 😉Keep on keepin' on ~

Ruby,Your family is so adorable! I've bought several of your hairclips on Etsy, and then found your blog through another blog I read (I can't even remember which one??). Anyway, I decided to stop stalking and comment. Adorable family. Incredibly creative. So stinkin' cute!

Jennifer RossP.S. I also tried to get you to come sell at our Christmas Fair in El Paso. Hee,hee

I seriously think you should wear those outfits regularly. Lady, your outfit is just fierce and I don't know why boxers are not worn on the outside when they are this colorful and cute. Happy New Year!!!

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